Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flancock 
Kennebec 
Knox 
Lincoln 
Oxford 
Penobscot 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
404 
604 
314 
344 
551 
677 
2007 
386 
649 
304 
363 
545 
706 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
53,365 
78,050 
29,407 
31,569 
75,275 
112,949 
2007 
52,749 
82,457 
30,100 
29,999 
68,719 
114,607 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
132 
129 
94 
92 
137 
167 
2007 
137 
127 
99 
83 
126 
162 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
404 
604 
314 
344 
551 
677 
2007 
386 
649 
304 
363 
545 
706 
$1,000, 2012 
179,764 
223,694 
1 1 1 ,702 
110,155 
191,441 
227,598 
2007 
149,660 
224,402 
116,388 
115,370 
189,875 
261,872 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
444,959 
370,354 
355,739 
320,217 
347,442 
336,186 
2007 
387,719 
345,766 
382,856 
317,823 
348,394 
370,924 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,369 
2,866 
3,798 
3,489 
2,543 
2,015 
2007 
2,837 
2,721 
3,867 
3,846 
2,763 
2,285 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
41 
45 
20 
23 
55 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
46 
19 
30 
33 
61 
$100,000 to $199,999 
99 
114 
78 
77 
124 
212 
$200,000 to $499,999 
136 
279 
129 
164 
246 
221 
$500,000 to $999,999 
70 
90 
45 
40 
68 
77 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
29 
21 
22 
9 
18 
22 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
6 
8 
1 
1 
6 
15 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,015,671 
555,181 
233,686 
291,741 
1,329,190 
2,174,304 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
5.3 
14.1 
12.6 
10.8 
5.7 
5.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
68 
112 
59 
48 
76 
81 
acres 
250 
424 
268 
(D) 
(D) 
304 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
134 
174 
110 
135 
169 
169 
acres 
3,265 
4,899 
3,100 
3,719 
4,424 
4,431 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
34 
43 
26 
24 
37 
66 
acres 
1,896 
2,489 
1,431 
1,394 
2,075 
3,790 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
32 
59 
31 
18 
57 
75 
acres 
2,544 
4,688 
2,554 
1,469 
4,596 
6,254 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
63 
17 
33 
51 
81 
acres 
4,182 
7,164 
1,981 
3,851 
5,907 
9,187 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
24 
18 
20 
35 
31 
66 
acres 
3,793 
2,865 
3,004 
5,463 
4,736 
10,098 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
39 
13 
23 
28 
33 
acres 
3,167 
7,760 
2,560 
4,501 
5,541 
6,412 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
11 
30 
4 
13 
13 
13 
acres 
2,556 
7,024 
950 
3,021 
3,116 
3,198 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
29 
38 
29 
10 
54 
41 
acres 
10,949 
13,486 
9,920 
3,473 
19,003 
14,660 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
21 
5 
2 
32 
33 
acres 
7,876 
13,745 
3,639 
(D) 
20,661 
22,761 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
5 
- 
3 
2 
16 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,000 
(D) 
22,398 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
9,456 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
54 
83 
61 
72 
61 
90 
acres 
202 
375 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
147 
197 
103 
125 
185 
202 
acres 
3,727 
5,320 
2,595 
3,184 
4,890 
5,220 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
26 
73 
23 
41 
54 
79 
acres 
1,524 
4,145 
1,373 
2,383 
3,077 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
35 
81 
29 
23 
53 
71 
acres 
2,711 
6,671 
2,311 
1,945 
4,363 
5,849 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
43 
69 
26 
42 
62 
76 
acres 
4,901 
7,902 
2,976 
4,702 
7,144 
8,784 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
25 
38 
9 
25 
33 
30 
acres 
3,751 
5,980 
1,420 
3,990 
5,109 
4,770 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
11 
18 
14 
6 
14 
28 
acres 
2,156 
3,551 
2,708 
1,163 
2,819 
5,464 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
8 
20 
9 
7 
18 
18 
acres 
1,939 
4,760 
2,143 
1,609 
4,223 
4,278 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
20 
42 
20 
17 
39 
48 
acres 
7,290 
15,904 
6,808 
6,053 
13,824 
17,506 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
9 
21 
8 
3 
19 
46 
acres 
5,969 
14,214 
5,257 
(D) 
12,420 
29,779 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5 
4 
2 
2 
6 
16 
acres 
6,638 
5,026 
(D) 
(D) 
8,488 
21,946 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3 
3 
1 
2 
acres 
11,941 
8,609 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
319 
422 
237 
231 
354 
477 
2007 
329 
465 
242 
275 
386 
562 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,989 
32,770 
7,510 
7,413 
15,694 
35,578 
2007 
16,977 
38,281 
12,050 
9,489 
19,660 
47,091 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
307 
398 
227 
203 
313 
451 
2007 
274 
416 
217 
246 
331 
475 
acres, 2012 
9,050 
29,447 
6,569 
6,288 
13,661 
32,162 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
14,012 
32,689 
10,408 
7,397 
15,015 
38,805 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
33 
39 
18 
25 
39 
53 
2007 
66 
91 
41 
60 
96 
109 
acres, 2012 
170 
783 
361 
238 
421 
916 
2007 
1,720 
2,506 
1,125 
1,603 
2,467 
3,416 
--continued 
248 Maine 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
